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Volume 1: Laughing and Talking about Thirst and Drinking the Blood of Japanese Pirates Chapter 64: Departure to the Expedition

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    A blizzard is coming!

    The howling north wind, covered with large snowflakes, hit Zhou Hao head and face.

    Zhou Hao shook off the flakes of snow stuck to his cloak and armor, looked up at the hazy sky, and cursed in a low voice: "Grandma, it was fine just now, why did it fall so quickly?"

    This is already the tenth consecutive day of marching.

    Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, as well as the conscripted civilians and village warriors, were like a huge dragon, meandering on the road from Longxiang City to Changqing Mountain.

    The vanguard of the expeditionary army has even crossed the Evergreen Mountains and entered the territory of Goryeo, while the rear army has just set off from Longxiang City.

    ¡°So many people and countless supplies of food and supplies were crowded on the road. Coupled with the cold weather and freezing conditions, the journey was difficult and it was impossible to go faster even if we wanted to.

    Zhou Hao's Chinese army marched all the way to Changqing Mountain after swearing an oath in Longxiang City ten days ago.  The road of more than 800 miles actually took ten days to travel, and they could only travel 80 miles a day. For this elite army, it was really incredibly slow.

    This time, Beiyan tried his best to drive the Fusang people into the sea.

    In addition to the army that must stay to guard against the Western Qin people, with the general of Zhenguo Xue Wanche as the commander and the seventh prince Ji Yue as the supervisor, all eight countries including Ji, Liao, Lu, Yi, Jin, You, Yun, and Yu  The county's elite troops, with a total of 90,000 cavalry, 230,000 infantry, and more than 400,000 village warriors and civilians, attacked Fusang's army of one million people with all their strength.

    Among the more than 300,000 troops, the Liaodong Army is certainly the well-deserved main force.  There are 110,000 infantrymen in Liaodong, accounting for almost half of the total infantry; and there are more than 50,000 cavalry in Liaodong, accounting for 60%.

    The 20,000 soldiers of the Liaodong Army's selected vanguard camp are the ones who are leading the way for the entire army.  Not only did they have to repel the Fuso people's tentative harassment attacks, they also had to shovel snow to clear the way.

    But in the Evergreen Mountains in November, snowstorms may come at any time.  A layer of old snow has just been shoveled away from the front, and two layers of new snow will be piled on behind.

    At this time, preparing the skid for one month played a huge role.

    Especially for infantry, with the weapon of skid, thick snow is no longer an obstacle.  Countless infantrymen who have learned how to ski are gliding on the snow with a strong body shape. Not only are they fast, but they are also extremely labor-saving.

    Xue Wanche looked at the infantrymen flying by and said to Zhou Hao next to him with great satisfaction: "Haozi, this idea you came up with is really good. I will give you a big credit! Before the war even started, you had three beheadings."  The achievement of level 10 is the only one in the entire army!"

    Zhou Hao grinned and said: "These infantrymen are happy, but our cavalry will suffer!"

    "For the cavalry, this skid really doesn't have much effect.  Even if people can use sleds, the cavalry's mounts still have to trudge through the snow.

    In order to be with their beloved mounts, the cavalrymen abandoned their sleds and led their horses forward step by step in the thigh-deep snowfield.

    Even Xue Wanche is no exception!  He led his Black Storm and followed a large group of tens of thousands of cavalry.

    But for Xue Wanche, a top expert, walking on the snow is really like walking on flat ground, with no difficulty at all.  There were only two shallow lines of his footprints left in the snow.

    Zhou Hao also led his two horses. One was his original mount, the bay-red horse, and the other was the Neighing Wind Beast that he had just tamed two days ago.

    The hissing wind beast was suffering from malnutrition all year round. Zhou Hao was reluctant to ride it until it was recuperated, so Zhou Hao could only temporarily use a bay-red horse instead.

    And now the person lying on the bay red horse is not Zhou Hao himself, but Shan Hu!  This extremely tired guy was too lazy to walk on his own, so he jumped on the maroon horse's back, lay on it and hitched a ride, and even took a nap lazily!

    Zhou Hao turned around and looked around. Tens of thousands of cavalry were trudging through the snow honestly.  There was only one large sedan chair carried by eight people, which stood out among the large group of people.

    "General, your Highness, the Seventh Prince, is really too arrogant! He actually has to sit in an eight-carriage sedan when marching and fighting. What kind of thing is this?" Zhou Hao said with a trace of disdain on his lips.

    Xue Wanche turned his head and glanced at the big sedan, and said coldly: "Mud is mud, no matter how much you lift it, you can't hold it up the wall! The king is so doting on his youngest son that he actually sent him to be the supervisor! It's clear.  I want to grab a share of military exploits and get some qualifications! I can only hold my nose and accept the king's arrangement. But you must not interfere with my military affairs, otherwise, no matter what prince or grandson I care about, I will still have to accept it.  He can¡¯t eat and is walking around!¡±

    Zhou Hao frowned and looked at the eight big sedans, and found that although the eight big men carrying the sedans were carrying heavy sedans, they didn't seem to be eating.?.  Moreover, the footprints left by the eight people in the snow were less than half an inch, only slightly deeper than Xue Wanche's footprints.

    Seeing this, Zhou Hao hurriedly said: "General, who are those big men carrying the sedan? Looking at the way they walk without leaving a trace in the snow, are they all masters?"

    Xue Wanche said solemnly: "Those are the notorious Seven Kings and Eight Dogs in the royal capital, the eight dogs of the Seventh Prince! As a first-class master, he actually committed himself as a slave for the sake of glory and wealth, became crazy and bitten on sight! Officials in the court have already  Several people have died under the claws of these eight dogs, not to mention ordinary people!"

    Zhou Hao's heart sank. He didn't expect that Beiyan's court was in such chaos, with princes and ministers killing each other. So what hope does Beiyan have?

    "It seems that the officialdom in Beiyan is really dark! Will I really want to become a general in the future and get completely stuck in this mess?"

    Thinking of this, Zhou Hao had a better understanding of officialdom, and his dream of becoming a general faded a bit without realizing it.

    At this time, a few snowflakes got into Zhou Hao's neck. Zhou Hao, who was deep in thought, was suddenly shocked. His head suddenly felt cool, and he already had plans for the future in his heart: "Forget it, maybe the general is right.  , all fame, fortune, glory and wealth are just clouds! I¡¯d better focus on practicing martial arts. As long as I become a master, I can conquer all the world!¡±

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